<div>Table - Indications for procedure</div><div>As detailed in Table 3, 14% of patients in the first cycle of this
project had endured post-operative bleeding compered to 7% of patients
in the second cycle. However, the primary haemorrhage rate had dropped
from 3% in the first cycle to complete absence (0%) in the second
cycle. Secondary haemorrhage rates had also decreased between the two
cycles from 11% to 7%. Post-operative infection rates were similar in
both cycles. Antibiotics were given in 68% and 100% of post-operative
complications in cycle one and two respectively, with 37% patients
returning to theatres for examination under anaesthetic and arrest of
haemorrhage in cycle one compared to only 5% in cycle two (Table 4).
This need for further surgical exploration accounts for 50% of
post-operative bleeds in cycle one, and 9% cycle two following our
intervention.</div><div>Table 3 - Post-operative complications</div>